This is the moment we wanted to live: Nooshin
The HinduFor long, Nooshin Al Khadeer has preferred to be behind the scenes of cricketing action once she quit in 2012 as a highly successful India cricketer — one of the very few in international women’s cricket to pick up 100 ODI wickets. “This is the moment we wanted to live and we lived it yesterday,” 41-year-old Nooshin told The Hindu after the Indian girls scripted the historic moment in South Africa on Sunday. “I should say three key aspects that stand out for this World Cup victory are: preparations, for which we are grateful to the BCCI and the NCA; role clarity, each player being told clearly what is expected of her on a given day; and taking it game by game,” Nooshin explained. “Definitely, we always sent one message before every match — have a great time, don’t overburden yourself with anything else,” she said. “The communication channels between the players and support staff were always very clear and open for free expression of thought in the team’s cause,” Nooshin said.